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Richard has just returned from Iran, where he witnessed the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He shares what he saw inside the country, answers your questions about reporting from Tehran as tensions flared once again, and explains what the funeral revealed about the mood inside Iran after months of conflict.
Richard is also joined by Professor Robert Pape, one of the world's leading experts on war and military strategy.
They look at why the Iranian regime still appears so resilient when the country has suffered such significant military blows. And is the US and Israel's strategy achieving its goals – or risking something much bigger?
Together they unpack Pape's theory of the "escalation trap", explore where Iran still holds leverage, and ask whether this conflict is any closer to ending or about to accelerate.
You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at theworld@sky.uk
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